Abrams, Herbert L.

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d.2003.

From the description of Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83642614

Biographical/Historical note

Herbert Abrams is a professor of radiology, emeritus, at the Stanford School of Medicine and a member-in-residence at CISAC [Center for International Security and Cooperation], where he directs the Project on Disabled Leadership. He was Professor and Director of Diagnostic Radiology at Stanford from 1960 to 1967, and was then appointed and served as Philip H. Cook Professor and Chairman of Radiology at Harvard University from 1967 to 1985. He returned to Stanford in 1985 as Professor of Radiology. Abrams was founding vice president of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, which received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1985. He was also active for more than 20 years in Physicians for Social Responsibility.

From the guide to the Herbert L. Abrams papers, circa 1950-2003, (Department of Special Collections and University Archives)

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creatorOf Abrams, Herbert E. Artist file. Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives
referencedIn "Nobel Perspectives on Ethics in Science" videorecordings, 1996 Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Stanford Oral History Project interviews, 1971-1995 Cecil H. Green Library. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Herbert L. Abrams papers, circa 1950-2003 Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Abrams, Herbert E. Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
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associatedWith Harvard Medical School. corporateBody
associatedWith Reagan, Ronald, 1911- person
associatedWith Stanford Channel (Television network : Stanford, Calif.) corporateBody
associatedWith Stanford Historical Society. corporateBody
associatedWith Stanford University. School of Medicine. corporateBody
associatedWith Yalta Conference, 1945. corporateBody
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Radiography, Medical
Nuclear accidents
Presidents
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Birth 1920-08-16

Death 2003-08-29

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Americans

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